Samsung Galaxy Watch4 (44mm)

The Samsung Galaxy Watch4 (44mm) is a smartwatch with a 1.3-inch touchscreen color AMOLED display, compatible with Android and includes step counting, sleep tracking and calories burned.

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CR Expert Take

How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

What goes into the Overall Score?

Ratings

EXPERT LAB TESTS

Ease of use

/ 5

Versatility

/ 5

Health

/ 5

Step-count performance

/ 5

Heart-rate performance

/ 5

Scratch test

/ 5

Water resistance test

/ 5

Ease of interaction

/ 5

Readability in bright light

/ 5

Readability in low light

/ 5

Ease of pairing

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Overall this model was very easy to use, very accurate for counting steps, and very good at measuring heart-rate accuracy. With recent version smartphones, our experts found it very easy to pair, somewhat easy to interact with, and very easy to connect to charger. The watch face was very good in our scratch resistance hardness test. It passed our water immersion test at 164 feet for 30 minutes.

About

The Samsung Galaxy Watch4 (44mm) is a smartwatch compatible with Android and includes real-time heart rate monitor, steps, sleep and calories. It has a touchscreen display with 450 x 450 screen resolution, always-on display capability, on-screen battery indicator, and a wireless magnetic charging dock. It has phone notifications with vibration and sound alerts. It includes inactivity alerts that remind you to move if you are sitting for a long time. It has a find my phone feature and a find my watch feature. Has Connected music (can control playback of music stored on your smartphone) and has Standalone music (can control playback of music stored on your smartwatch without needing your smartphone). It can accept phone calls on the watch and dismiss phone calls from the watch. Has WiFi, Standalone GPS, and NFC. It has weather at-wrist feature and measures body composition, stress, snoring tracking, SpO2, ECG, and uses a compass in Google Maps. It has multi-sport tracking features: running, walking, hiking, cycling, swimming, treadmill, exercise bike, weight machine, circuit training and 90+ sports. Its dimensions are 1.9 x 1.8 x 0.5 inches (LxWxD) and it weighs 2 ounces.

Features & Specs

Features

Cellular

Standalone GPS

Yes

Standalone music

Yes

NFC

Yes

WiFi

Yes

SpO2 sensor

Yes

ECG

Yes

VO2 Max

Yes

Blood pressure (claimed)

Yes

Menstrual cycle tracking

Yes

Menstrual cycle tracking with temperature

Guided breathing

Yes

Stress tracking

Yes

SWOLF

Heart rate variations (HRV)

Yes

Sleep tracking

Yes

Alerts

Yes

Navigation

Yes

Breadcrumb navigation

Not stated

Ambient sound level notification

Crash detection (claim)

Not stated

SOS emergency calling (claim)

Yes

Fall detection (claim)

Yes

Siren

Low battery indicator

Yes

Always-on display capability

Yes

Touch screen

Yes

Display type

color AMOLED

Heart-rate monitor

Active

Battery life (claimed)

2 days

Phone compatibility

Android

Depth and duration (ft., min.)

164 feet for 30 minutes

Specs

Crystal type

Corning Gorilla Glass DX+

Case material

Aluminum

Diameter (in.)

1.8

Display size (in.)

1.3

Weight (oz.)

Thickness (in.)

0.5

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Samsung Galaxy Watch4 (44mm)

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